Feizixiao is a kind of litchi with good quality, so its price is more expensive than ordinary litchi. Why is it called Feizixiao? What is the origin of Feizixiao litchi? Where is the origin of Feizixiao litchi?
The origin of Feizixiao litchi
The name of Feizixiao comes from Yang Yuhuan, one of the four beauties in ancient China, because Yang Yuhuan likes eating lychees very much. In order to win the favor of the beauties, the emperor sent his men to deliver lychees to her from a long distance.
People will wonder where Feizixiao litchi was produced at that time. In fact, Feizixiao litchi was mostly produced in southern China. The emperor lived in Xi'an at that time, so it was at least thousands of miles away. In the background of that time, without the help of any fresh-keeping tools, it could only be transported manually.
Litchi is difficult to preserve because of its nature. It will change color in one day, change fragrance in two days, change flavor in three days, and disappear color and fragrance in four or five days. 'of the relevant description. So at that time, if Yang Guifei wanted to eat fresh lychees, she would have to send them to her hands quickly before they went bad.
At that time, the best and fastest way to eat fresh lychees was to take the official road and transport them manually by horse. The transport process could not be too long. It could only be carried fast and day and night. Whenever the lychees were delivered, Yang Guifei would be very happy. Du Fu wrote a poem about this, and the name of Feizixiao lychee came from it.
Where is the producing area of Feizixiao litchi
Litchi is native to the south, mainly in Guangdong. Guangdong is also famous for its litchi from Conghua, Zengcheng and Luogang. Litchi is a subtropical fruit tree, evergreen tree, about 10 meters high. The pericarp is bright red and purplish red. The flesh is translucent and creamy when it is fresh, but it is not storable. Maoming area of Guangdong Province is the national fruit production base. Litchi production base in the world. The fruit planting area of the whole city has reached more than 4.3 million mu. The area of litchi is 1.7657 million mu. It is more than twice of India's litchi area (843000 mu), the world's second largest litchi producer. It is about equal to the total area of Litchi in other countries. The annual output of litchi accounts for 25% in China and 20% in the world.
Feizixiao is a variety of litchi, also known as luotangpu and yuhebao. Du Mu, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: "when you ride the princess of the red world, you can't tell it's litchi. 'Feizixiao is the name of this breed. The variety has big fruit, thick flesh, beautiful color, small kernel, sweet taste, good quality and flavor. It is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions. It is one of the early maturing and high quality varieties.
Feizixiao litchi is native to Guangdong. It is planted in Zhongshan, Guangzhou suburbs, Conghua, Zengcheng, Dongguan, Nanhai, Shunde, Jiangmen, Gaozhou, Huaxian (Huadu), Nantou of Bao'an, Guangxi, Taiwan, Hainan and other places.